Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip traded rocket fire overnight and into Monday as tensions between the two sides turned violent for a third straight night, Trend reports citing UPI.
Early Monday, the Israeli Air Force said its warplanes carried out an airstrike into the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired into Israel, officials said.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement early Monday that it targeted a Hamas military post in Khan Yunis, adding that a heavy machine gun was fired at Israel during the airstrikes.